Intro to EPALS (2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded.

Intro to EPALS (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded



What .is .difference .between .primary .and .secondary .cardiorespiratory .arrest .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Primary- .Sudden .acute .event .occurring .without .warning
.normally .due .to .arrhythmia
Secondary- .Usually .due .to .hypoxia .and .reflects .limit .of .the .body's .ability .to
.compensate .for .underlying .illness


Most .common .rhythms .in .primary .cardiorespiratory .arrest .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-VF .and .pVT


What .is .the .success .rate .of .OHCA .in .children .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-4-12%

In .a .secondary .cardiorespiratory .arrest .in .hospital .what .is .the .percentage .rate
.that .achieve .ROSC .and .what .is .the .average .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-60-80%
.(69% .is .average)


What .% .of .children .with .a .secondary .cardiorespiratory .arrest .in .hospital
.survive .till .discharge .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-54%


How .is .the .infant .airway .different .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .--Smaller .diameter
-Susceptible .to .oedema

What .is .the .issue .with .applying .too .much .pressure .to .a .child .with .a .O2 .mask .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-Damage .and .reflex .bradycardia


How .is .the .tongue .different .in .children .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Much .larger
.proportionally


Up .to .what .age .are .children .nose .breathers .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-6 .months

What .is .choanal .atresia? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Congenital .obstruction .of
.posterior .nasal .passages


What .is .the .difference .in .the .epiglottis .in .children .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Larger
.and .floppier


How .does .the .larynx .differ .in .children .vs .adults .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Much
.higher


What .are .the .implications .of .a .higher .sitting .larynx .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .--
Finger .sweep .converts .a .partial .obstruction .into .complete